1973–74 Capital Bullets season

1973–74 Capital Bullets season
Central Division Champions
Head coach	K. C. Jones
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WOL

The Bullets relocated to the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland. The Baltimore Bullets become the Capital Bullets and they won the Central Division. The Bullets finished with a 47-35 record. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets would be beaten by the New York Knicks for the 5th time in 6 years. The Bullets were eliminated by the Knicks in seven games. Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets.

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Capital Bullets	47	35	.573	-
Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	12
Houston Rockets	32	50	.390	15
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	18

Playoffs

East Conference Semifinals

• (2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Capital Bullets: Knicks win series 4-3
• Game 1 @ New York: New York 102, Capital 91
• Game 2 @ Capital: Capital 99, New York 87
• Game 3 @ New York: Capital 88, New York 79
• Game 4 @ Capital: New York 101, Capital 93 (OT)
• Game 5 @ New York: New York 106, Capital 105
• Game 6 @ Capital: Capital 109, New York 92
• Game 7 @ New York: New York 91, Capital 81

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and honors

• Elvin Hayes, All-NBA Second Team
• Nick Weatherspoon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

• on Basketball Reference